perfect infinitives

A form of perfect infinitive — In English, an infinitival phrase consisting of the infinitive of the auxiliary "have" (with or without a preceding "to") plus the past participle; a comparable phrase or word in other languages.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of perfect infinitive
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